Charity Summer Sampler Black Lives Matter Quilt Auction

Summer Sampler Black Lives Matter Auction Quilt swimbikequilt.com

I am thrilled to announce that the Summer Sampler Black Lives Matter Quilt has been listed with eBay for Charity, and is being auctioned off with 100% of the proceeds being donated to the Social Justice Sewing Academy.

The Auction is live from February 19, 2021 to 11am, March 1, 2021.

Quilt Details:

Handmade Sampler Quilt, 72’’ x 72’’
Long Arm Quilting donated by Abby Latimer
20 Sampler Blocks designed/made by 18 different designers [see the list at the end of this post]
16 blocks on the front, 4 blocks + Carolyn Friedlander Doe Wide on the back
Quilters Dream 100% Cotton, Select Batting
Top assembled by Katie Blakesley
Hand Bound by Annette Clark

Last summer, during the Summer Sampler 2020, Faith, Lee and I wanted to do something to help fund organizations who were doing the work. We donated all of the proceeds for 2 days of Summer Sampler purchases, and made plans for a Summer Sampler Black Lives Matter Quilt. We reached out to past and present Summer Sampler Designers, and invited them to make a block for the quilt. 18 designers made 20 blocks, and we saved the quilt auction for Black History Month.

The quilt auction will last 10 days—please share the link with your friends and family members and social media networks!

Bid on the Summer Sampler Black Lives Matter Quilt

“100% of the sale of this item will benefit Social Justice Sewing Academy
Founded in 2016, the Social Justice Sewing Academy is an art program that bridges artistic expression with activism. By using textile art as a vehicle for personal transformation and community cohesion SJSA empowers youth to become agents of social change. We bring together artist-mentors, youth, and community members to learn and create through community centered projects.”

— Social Justice Sewing Academy

The Social Justice Sewing Academy has a brand new resource, the An Anti-Racism Guidebook, which is available on their website for free. The Handbook has a variety of articles, some related to sewing, including my section on Political and Statement Quilts and Cheryl Arkison’s section on the History of Cotton. Other sections include Racial Segregation and Wealth Inequality by Shani Evans and How Racism Affects Public Health Outcomes by Jenny Brooks. Download it, engage with it, learn from it.

SJSA Anti-Racism Handbook

The back of the quilt includes 4 blocks in a line with gray solid and Doe Wide (108’’) by Carolyn Friedlander, with black binding.

Summer Sampler Black Lives Matter Participants

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I wanted to include some process shots—quilts are a labor of time, money, and love. The gray setting blocks are a warmer gray, and the diamonds are a black Lizzy House Constellations print.